Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Lotus Blossom Scarf.....Aug. 17, 2005

A few posts back, when I was being tempted away from my beloved Birch......this sweet little number, was one of the bewitching "temptresses".

I would like to introduce the Lotus Blossom Scarf.

Anne of Beaver Creek Farm was kind enough to create an exclusive pattern for The Woolen Rabbit. (the website is a work very much still in progress.....I am learning as I go along)

I will be sending my next batch of angora out to the processor to be made into fingering weight yarn, which I will then hand-dye for this pattern.

My prototype was done in Blue Lagoon singles and I surprised myself.
My singles ended up being lace weight (eekk), so when knit up in
fingering weight, the scarf will be a wee bit wider. This pattern is geared more towards the intermediate lace knitter and is a fun scarf to knit up. Anne is an incredibly gifted fiber artist.......thank you Anne!!!!

Update....I just read about a little boy named Oliver. He is a disabled child in need of some very costly equipment, that will help make his life and his family's life a little easier. Following Kerrie's lead, I have decided to put this scarf up for auction here All proceeds will go directly to Emma and Oliver. I know how many generous people there are out there ...... let's help this little guy and his family.

An Experiment with Colors

Last week, I was wavering between layered color in roving or a more blended version. This hat is a combination of both rovings. The bottom lace portion of the hat was done in the more muted roving, while the layered roving was used on the top portion. For this project, it worked surprising well, as the top of the hat almost has a sunburst effect, however, if I had been knitting a sweater, there would be large splotches of color here and there broken up by the solid blue and I don't know how appealing that would be.......so as much as I like the bolder colors in the roving, I think that the more muted roving with the addition of some pink would work better in the final knitted project.

Comments

ok first off that scarf is to die for.
second didja miss me?
and did you get the mold liners? I figured I would see them here if you'd gotten them.
and would you give mouseconnie a huge kiss from me......
vi

Sorry I didn't call today. I didn't even get a chance to blog this, but we've had 2 out of 2 cars break down this week. We had to take the van to laconia to get fixed, so no trip to patternworks for me. Of course I also managed to leave your phone number at home, sorry!

We are going tomorrow--not sure exactly when but probably midday/early afternoon. I'll email you my MIL's phone number--call if you want to meet up.